'Italy and Germany refused to band Huawei and ZTE '

5 years ago

MILAN- Italy has denied a report it will ban China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from playing a role in building its fifth-generation mobile phone network. “We have no...

Blast kills 12 soldiers in Indian Kashmir

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NEW DELHI–At least 12 Indian soldiers were killed on Thursday in the deadliest attack on government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir in more than two years, police said.  They died...

Death toll rises to 15 in Nigeria campaign rally stampede

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ABUJA– The death toll from a stampede during an election campaign rally on Tuesday in Nigeria's southern state of Rivers has risen to 15, a hospital spokesman revealed Wednesday.  ...

Study finds some 60,000 British teenage cannabis smokers at higher risk of depression

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LONDON–About 60,000 British teenagers who took cannabis are at increased risk of depression and suicide, a major study revealed Wednesday.  Researchers at Oxford University and McGill University in...

Saudi crown prince to visit Indonesia next week

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JAKARTA– Indonesia will host Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a state visit next week, Jakarta said Thursday, part of an Asian tour that includes stops in Pakistan,...

Indian PM Modi to visit South Korea

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NEW DELHI– Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit South Korea on Feb. 21-22 on the invitation of South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the external affairs ministry announced here Thursday. ...

Lavrov warns Pompeo against U.S. interference in Venezuela

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MOSCOW–Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday against U.S. intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela, including the use of force.  ...

'I'm sorry'- Thai princess apologises after ill-fated run for PM

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BANGKOK–A Thai princess has apologised after her short-lived candidacy for prime minister earned a royal rebuke from her brother -- the king -- and sent jitters across the politically febrile...

Saudi Crown Prince to visit India next week

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New Delhi– Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, will embark on a maiden two-day visit to India beginning from February 19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  ...

Thai election commission moves to dissolve party linked to princess

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BANGKOK–Thailand's election commission on Wednesday asked the constitutional court to dissolve a party that proposed a princess as candidate for prime minister, a potentially serious blow to the political aspirations...

China expects greater development in relations with Russia: ambassador

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BEIJING–China would like to raise its relations with Russia to a higher level in 2019, wrote Li Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia, in a signed article published in Tuesday's People's...

Saudi Crown Prince to visit Pakistan on Feb 16

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Islamabad ,Pakistan –Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman will embark on a two-day visit to Islamabad on Saturday (February 16), Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Maliki...

Former Afghan president Sibghatullah Mujaddadi dies at 93

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KABUL–Former Afghan president Sibghatullah Mujaddadi died on Monday night in Kabul at the age of 93, a local TV channel reported Tuesday.  "Sibghatullah Mujaddadi served as interim president...

70 civilians killed, wounded by U.S.-led attack in eastern Syria

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DAMASCUS–A total of 70 civilians were killed and wounded Tuesday by a U.S.-led airstrike in eastern Syria, state TV reported.  The airstrikes targeted a camp for displaced people...

Thai princess disqualified from list of candidates for PM

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BANGKOK– Thai Princess Ubolratana was on Monday formally disqualified for running for prime minister, ending her brief and ill-fated political union with a party allied to the powerful Shinawatra clan,...